>> I know of about two dozen “guides for activists to stay safe online” (by >> RSF, CPJ, EFF, RSF, etc.; they’re enumerated in my own 8p 30-point >> cheat-sheet aggregation of data on this topic (aka “the SIDA PDF”)
This. There are so many things to be argued in this discussion, too many to engage in, but this is the optimal solution I would love to see out of it. Yes, there are an impossible number of guides, with various levels of expertise behind them kept in various stages of currency. Yes, there are who knows how many experts of various levels of expertise and with different agendas and alliances involved in all publicity and recommendations. Yes, every user is a unique individual with their own needs, risk tolerance and capacity to learn, and it is for them to make their own informed security decisions. There is so much talk about the need to get people off of facebook; to me, the last thing we want to do is get people off facebook and onto another insecure tool by means of false promises, thereby destroying any faith and goodwill towards all new security solutions. Facebook is not easy or intuitive; the only reason most people are on it is because of the lack of clarity and the constantly shifting targets as alternatives. What the user groups I know need is reliable information. A transparent crypto epistemic community that can audit the weaknesses in all the tools to enable activists and advocacy groups to provide the knowledge bridges to make recommendations and user guides for all. As in all background discussion available, and use case / threat models presented in checklist form. As a bonus, this would be a great starting place for developers of new tools to see what is currently needed/existing and a resource of expert opinion for media. Rather than trying to anticipate the level of knowledge, time or patience each user is willing to put in, there needs to be one place with all of the potential solutions and their weaknesses transparently itemized by the security community. The users can take it from there. All the best, H. _______________________________________________ liberationtech mailing list [email protected] Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech
